True Friends Don’t Exchange Secrets in Tough Marital Strife
Advice column explores a friend facing a moral bind when a spouse betrays trust by having an affair. The writer is urged to end the four‑way friendship, stop being confidant, and discuss separation from the couple with her husband. Cheryl Lavin suggests therapy, honesty, and stepping back.
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The Normal Stages of Longevity Love in Marriage
Jeff Herring explains that long term couples often experience three stages: in love, out of love, and wanting out. The piece emphasizes normal ebbs and flows, caution during the wanting out phase, and staying connected by recalling early relationship habits.
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Barbarian at the kitchen gate over ketchup tab
Miss Manners advises that etiquette allows opening a bottle with teeth when unobserved but cautions that the father’s concerns over dental bills matter. A second query about a goodbye gift for a Spanish teacher moving to care for a relative suggests a thoughtful book choice and a noting of appreciation.
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